[cherryteastain]

> community needs a better response to this problem than "nuh uh, everything's fine as it is."

You can also cut yourself with a kitchen knife but nobody proposes banning kitchen knives. Google and the state are not your nannies.

[john_strinlai]

>You can also cut yourself with a kitchen knife but nobody proposes banning kitchen knives.

oh nice, i love this game.

you cant carry a kitchen knife that is too long, you cant carry your kitchen knife into a school, you cant brandish your kitchen knife at police, you cant let a small child run around with a kitchen knife...

literally most of what "the state" does is be a "nanny"

(not agreeing or disagreeing with google here, i have no horse in this particular race. but this little knife quip is silly when you think about it for more than 5 seconds)

[plorg]

In this example we still don't require you to register with anyone to buy a knife, get the blessing of some institution to sell knives, or, as in this case, get a certification before you can start making knives.

[john_strinlai]

its crazy that different things, like knives and app stores, have different rules. maybe thats why the quip about the knife sounded super cool but fell apart as an analogy for this scenario when thought about for more than 5 seconds?

the point of my comment was that the state does implement a lot of rules (read: "is a nanny"), despite the claim otherwise.

[plorg]

Yes, the strawman version of an analogy falls apart if you poke it. You didn't actually engage the analogy at all.

[aclindsa]

I think it's important to consider the intent of those laws, too. They are primarily or even exclusively to prevent you from hurting others with knives. They are not really intended to protect you from cutting yourself in your own home. So I think the parent's comment still holds weight.

[InsideOutSanta]

All of these rules, and yet people still cut themselves and others.

[CamperBob2]

you cant buy a kitchen knife that is too long

What?

[john_strinlai]

sorry, should say "carry", not "buy". most states have a maximum length you can carry (4-5.5 inches is common).

although, i would imagine at some length, it becomes a "sword" (even if marketed as a knife) and falls under some other "nanny"-ing. i have not googled that.

[mikestew]

You still have an hour or two to edit your comment. Look in that line of text where you see your user name, click “Edit”.

[CamperBob2]

As kevin_thibedeau points out elsewhere in the thread, he's not necessarily wrong. In many states and foreign countries it's illegal to carry a large knife in public without a reason and I'm sure purchases are restricted in some places as well. Most people are more or less OK with that, it seems, so there historically hasn't been a lot of pushback.

So, having been given the proverbial inch (or centimeter), those obsessed with banning potentially-dangerous tools are trying to take the next mile (or kilometer): https://theconversation.com/why-stopping-knife-crime-needs-t...

[Cyph0n]

Doesn’t editing require a karma threshold?

[john_strinlai]

it does not (thankfully!)

[kevin_thibedeau]

Long knives in the UK are like full auto guns in the rest of the world.

[ranger_danger]

Laws protect people from being hurt by others, keeping society safe and fair for everyone.